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The world’s first degree in Piano for Theatre has been launched

The BMus Piano for Theatre will be taught at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London
Mountview will teach the world's first BMus Piano for Theatre degree course
Mountview will teach the world's first BMus Piano for Theatre degree course - Tim Crocker

The new BMus Piano for Theatre course will begin in September 2025 at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London.

Accredited by the University of East Anglia, the three-year course is aimed at aspiring theatre pianists and will give vocational training in musical theatre and commercial piano. Included in the course are piano technique, musicianship, arranging and conducting; there will also be professional levels of performance experience through show roles and regular collaboration with Mountview’s Musical Theatre students.

Tony Award-winning music director and orchestrator Sarah Travis said: ‘In the musical theatre industry, it has never been more important to be multi-skilled and flexible in what you can offer. The central piece of this jigsaw is always the piano… This course will equip students to come out well prepared for anything.’

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